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Hong Kong Gears Up for Weekend Protests

Reuters

   HONG KONG - Hong Kong braced for a freshround of protests over the
   weekend as police said they wouldwithdraw from a university on Friday
   that has been the site ofsome of the worst clashes between protesters
   and security forcesin nearly six months of unrest.

   The protests, announced by demonstrators on social media,
   are planned from Friday, through the weekend and into next week.
   A big test of support for the movement is expected on December 8
   with a rally planned by Civil Human Rights Front, the group that
   organizedmillion-strong marches in June.

   Relative calm

   The Asian financial hub has seen a week of relative calmsince local
   elections on Sunday delivered an overwhelmingvictory to pro-democracy
   candidates.

   Anti-government protests have rocked the former Britishcolony since
   June, at times forcing businesses, government,schools and even the
   international airport to close.

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